Publication date 15/9/20THE LIBRARIAN OF BOONE'S HOLLOW by KIM VOGEL SAWYER is a beautiful story about love, grace, forgiveness, overcoming hard times and the importance books play in a person's life.
The story takes place in 1936 with the effects of the Depression being felt all over the country. Facilities such as the packhorse libraries were set up where people could borrow free books. This enriched their lives and those of their children.
When Addie Cowherd has to leave her university studies because of the problems her adoptive parents are going through, she gets a job in Boone's Hollow as a packhorse librarian. She is not well received by the largely superstitious folk in the area, and things are made worse when she goes to live with Nanny Fay, who some say is a witch!
Whilst Emmett Tharp has graduated with a business diploma, he still finds it hard getting a job and starts out working in the coal mine with his father, before being employed by the Works Progress Administration to manage the distribution of books from the library.
The book is full of interesting characters, from the flamboyant yet unhappy Bettina to the mountain folk with their distrust of newcomers and the ongoing feud between the people of Boone's Hollow and those of Tuckett's Pass -and they all have a story to tell. I like the way Addie, following her loving adoptive parents' example, yearns, not only to be accepted by the locals but to understand them and tell their often heart wrenching stories.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Christian historical romance. The story is inspirational and the Christian message strong.
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